I travelled by this train from Kazipet Jn to Secunderabad on October 4,2017. I travelled in AC chair car. I was allotted a window seat when I booked the ticket through IRCTC. But to my surprise it was an aisle seat in the chair car coach. IRCTC should check the seat allottment w.r.t the coach being allotted. But luckily as the window seat beside my seat was not booked, I shifted to that seat. The train arrived at Kazipet Jn around 40 minutes late. It started from Kazipet at 6:10 PM. The coach was overall okay, neat compartment but toilets were dirty. The AC was at top notch, very comfortable for me The speed of the train was okay. Sometimes it ran at MPS and sometimes it made unscheduled halts. The catering was good too and vendors came regularly. Charging plugs were available, but not sufficient for all passengers. So it...
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is better to carry a power bank. The train reached Secunderabad at 10:10 PM, around 2 hours delayed. Overall it was a 4 hour journey. Overall it was a very bad experience travelling by this train. People with heavy luggage can find problems as the AC chair car cannot accommodate much luggage. Every time, this train reached Secunderabad 15 minutes delayed.I would suggest that it is better to travel to Hyderabad by AC busses as they take almost 2.5-3 hours, and are less costly.It is even better to travel by Telangana Express in Sleeper class from Kazipet jn to Secunderabad if people are not very particular to travel by AC class. You can reach Secunderabad faster and without any delay.